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olrob
I have a number of watercolor paintings created by my wife. They are so large it takes 4-6 copies to scan them with my 8.5 X 11 scanner. Merging them and removing interfaces is a pain. I am trying to copy them using my digital camera on a tripod. It's an Olympus Camedia, 3.2 MP with 10X lens. I can place them far enough away and zoom in so the barrel, fisheye, etc. distortion of the image is a minimum. They are square within less than 1.0 degrees.
I have tried copying inside with regular lights and outside in indirect sunlight.
My problem is a subtle color caste on the images which is difficult to remove or compensate for. Since I want to end with a 7.5 X 10 inch print I feel the 3.2 MP grain is ok.
I am conversant with PSPX and Photoshop I can do many images fixes but I am not satisfied yet.
Any suggestions?
Could the outside light be a problem?
Since paintings are usually viewed inside a room with regular lights should I concentrate on that copy method rather than outside in sunlight?
Thanks